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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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